Pacino:
>There seems to be some controversy about my not mentioning every film by name last night before announcing the Best Picture award. I just want to be clear it was not my intention to omit them, rather a choice by the producers not to have them said again since they were highlighted individually throughout the ceremony. I was honored to be a part of the evening and chose to follow the way they wished for this award to be presented.
>I realize being nominated is a huge milestone in one’s life and to not be fully recognized is offensive and hurtful. I say this as someone who profoundly relates with filmmakers, actors and producers so I deeply empathize with those who have been slighted by this oversight, and it’s why I felt it necessary to make this statement.
>“It was a creative decision we made because we were very worried that the show was going to be long. By the time you get to the end of the show, you’ve seen all ten best picture clip packages. People just want to hear who wins, and they’re pretty ready for the show to be over. At least that’s what we anticipated. So, we did not give him a clip package. We did not give him nominations to read. I apologize if our decision to not have to read through all those nominations put him in a tough spot.”
>Of course, it’s on Pacino for opening the envelope in a bit of a confusing way: “Here it comes,” he said. “And my eyes see… ‘Oppenheimer.’”
>Says McNearney: “That made it a little confusing. But listen, that’s the excitement of live television. You never know you’re going to get exactly!”
Not surprised – first thought was producers told him to do it that way, they have the script on the screen for presenters to follow , show was going on 3.5 hours so they had to wrap it up and let the winner have their moment.
He’s got the talent of Jeremy Strong and Jodie Comer combined. He deserves a lot more respect than frickin Twitter rage.
No one complained about the song presentation which was done in the same way (they didn’t re-read the nominees). But because Ariana and Cynthia made sure to mention that the nominees had already been announced and they presented the award with typical language and rhythm (unlike Pacino) it worked. I think Pacino’s odd delivery wouldn’t have been as noticeable if the nominees had been reiterated OR if his delivery had been typical no one would have been upset at the nominees not being reiterated.
It was the combination that made the whole thing feel weird.
Is this really that big of a deal? I wasn’t aware people were mad about it.
Is producers what he calls dementia?
They displayed nominees throughout the night, they switched it up but there’s absolutely no reason to not announce the movies nominated for best picture, the biggest award of the night. Those other films deserve to be acknowledged just like all the other nominees who don’t win. They fucked up, that’s all.
I thought it was fine. If this makes you that upset you must live a very stressful life.
I had coffee with the producers 10 MINUTES AGO!
when you forget the cocaine at home 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Tell me Al, are the producers in the room with us right now?
Let’s go with 25 year anniversary winners reading Best Picture instead of 50 year anniversary winners reading Best Picture. Or let De Niro do it. He wouldn’t have messed it up.
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Pacino:
>There seems to be some controversy about my not mentioning every film by name last night before announcing the Best Picture award. I just want to be clear it was not my intention to omit them, rather a choice by the producers not to have them said again since they were highlighted individually throughout the ceremony. I was honored to be a part of the evening and chose to follow the way they wished for this award to be presented.
>I realize being nominated is a huge milestone in one’s life and to not be fully recognized is offensive and hurtful. I say this as someone who profoundly relates with filmmakers, actors and producers so I deeply empathize with those who have been slighted by this oversight, and it’s why I felt it necessary to make this statement.
Edit:
[Oscars producer Molly McNearney](https://variety.com/2024/tv/awards/oscars-producers-nude-john-cena-trump-tweet-1235938486/):
>“It was a creative decision we made because we were very worried that the show was going to be long. By the time you get to the end of the show, you’ve seen all ten best picture clip packages. People just want to hear who wins, and they’re pretty ready for the show to be over. At least that’s what we anticipated. So, we did not give him a clip package. We did not give him nominations to read. I apologize if our decision to not have to read through all those nominations put him in a tough spot.”
>Of course, it’s on Pacino for opening the envelope in a bit of a confusing way: “Here it comes,” he said. “And my eyes see… ‘Oppenheimer.’”
>Says McNearney: “That made it a little confusing. But listen, that’s the excitement of live television. You never know you’re going to get exactly!”
Not surprised – first thought was producers told him to do it that way, they have the script on the screen for presenters to follow , show was going on 3.5 hours so they had to wrap it up and let the winner have their moment.
He’s got the talent of Jeremy Strong and Jodie Comer combined. He deserves a lot more respect than frickin Twitter rage.
No one complained about the song presentation which was done in the same way (they didn’t re-read the nominees). But because Ariana and Cynthia made sure to mention that the nominees had already been announced and they presented the award with typical language and rhythm (unlike Pacino) it worked. I think Pacino’s odd delivery wouldn’t have been as noticeable if the nominees had been reiterated OR if his delivery had been typical no one would have been upset at the nominees not being reiterated.
It was the combination that made the whole thing feel weird.
Is this really that big of a deal? I wasn’t aware people were mad about it.
Is producers what he calls dementia?
They displayed nominees throughout the night, they switched it up but there’s absolutely no reason to not announce the movies nominated for best picture, the biggest award of the night. Those other films deserve to be acknowledged just like all the other nominees who don’t win. They fucked up, that’s all.
I thought it was fine. If this makes you that upset you must live a very stressful life.
I had coffee with the producers 10 MINUTES AGO!
when you forget the cocaine at home 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Tell me Al, are the producers in the room with us right now?
Let’s go with 25 year anniversary winners reading Best Picture instead of 50 year anniversary winners reading Best Picture. Or let De Niro do it. He wouldn’t have messed it up.